USA TODAY: Overall 51% of immigrants and 76% of Immigrants with children are on public assistance.

USA TODAYThe majority of immigrants using welfare come from Central America, Mexico and the Caribbean. The use of welfare is lower for immigrants from East Asia (32%), Europe (26%) and South Asia (17%).

Carefully re-read the first sentence of the quote above. Note in the second sentence the reporter gives the percentage of immigrants from three regions who are on public assistance.

Nowhere in the article does he mention the percentage of immigrants from Central America, Mexico and the Caribbean who're receiving it.

I wondered why and looked through the article for that information. Then I saw the answer at the top. The reporter's name is Alan Gomez.

So the reporter admits "the majority of immigrants" (70% of all immigrants to US) come from Central America, Mexico and the Caribbean without giving any percentages on how many of them are receiving public assistance.

Then he gives us public assistance for....

East Asia who comprise 4% of immigrants to the USChina and So Korea as 32% being on public assisistance. 32% of 4% = 1.28% of all immigrants on public assistance.

South Asia who comprise 6% of immigrants to the USIndia, Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand as 17% on public assistance.17% of 6% = 1.08% of all immigrants on public assistance.

All of Europe who comprise 13% of Immigrants to the US being 26% on public assistance.26% of 13% = .03% of all immigrants on public assistance.

That only accounts for 2.29% of all immigrants on public assistance.

What about the 97.61% of immigrants to the US receiving public assistance who aren't accounted for?????

tj5016, the article makes no distinction between legal and illegal immigrants. Just Immigrants. When I have time I'm going to do some more research on this and find the report it is taken from.

The real story about it is the reporter deliberately omitted what he admitted were the nations sending the most immigrants (Latin American nations)both legal and illegal to the US in his statistics of how many of them by region are receiving public assistance.

The source is below on these figures on Immigration to the US. They comprise 74% of Immigrants to the US. Mexico 59%El Savador 6%Guatamala 5% Honduras 3%Columbia 1%

Question:Why did the article omit mentioning what percentage of the nations who make up three fourths of all immigrants into the US who are receiving public assistance?Answer:#1. Look at his last name.#2. They probably a percentage near to 65% receiving public assistance in the US. I'm researching that.

Alan Gomez in USA TODAYThe majority of immigrants using welfare come from Central America, Mexico and the Caribbean. The use of welfare is lower for immigrants from East Asia (32%), Europe (26%) and South Asia (17%).

(here's what he left out... the ones with the highest use of public assistance)73% of immigrants from Central America and Mexico are on public assistance. (74% of all immigrants in the US)51% of immigrants from the Caribbean are on public assistance. (3% of all immigrants in the US)48% of immigrants from Africa are on public assistance. (less than 2% of all immigrants in the US)

(He didn't even mention immigrants from Africa)

(Here's the only stats he provided.)Those from East Asia (32 percent), Europe (26 percent), and South Asia (17 percent) have the lowest.